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. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let you weigh in on the scandal of the week. ♪ hi dad. many years from now, when the subaru is theirs... hey. you missed a spot. ...i'll look back on this day and laugh. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their e
. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let...
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john barrow. he's from georgia. here's the ad attacking him. >> i'm john barrow. >> breaking news now. >> there's been a shooting a the a school. >> long before i was born -- >> 20 children, children, children targeted. >> my grandfather used this little smith and wesson here -- >> beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. >> and for as long as i can remember, my father always had this rifle real handy. >> someone's shooting in the building. >> and they are interspersing their coverage of newtown with one of john barrow's election ads. that ad was also repugnant. >> absolutely. it absolutely is. extremes are always their own side's worst enemy. i don't think there's any comparison, the nra to this organization. but just reality check here. barrow is one of the few remaining blue dog democrats left in the south. he's an endangered species. the fact that he's being targeted by a liberal group for running an ad trying to say he's strong second amendment doesn't make sense. it reminds me an old line
john barrow. he's from georgia. here's the ad attacking him. >> i'm john barrow. >> breaking news now. >> there's been a shooting a the a school. >> long before i was born -- >> 20 children, children, children targeted. >> my grandfather used this little smith and wesson here -- >> beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10 years old. >> and for as long as i can remember, my father always had this rifle real handy. >> someone's...
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why is john mccain so angry? 40 years after the vietnam p.o.w.s came home, the most famous of them is angrier than ever. why is america, why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate? the ticked off vitriol against chuck hagel, what is it about? is it for show? is it about something hagel said in the cloakroom? is it the unfairness of vietnam itself, that some went and some didn't? is it about johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what burns so deeply in john mccain these days? it seems to excite those who knew nothing about vietnam but want to replay it. we dig into the deep well of resentment burning in john mccain's patriotic heart. a resentment not against the north vietnamese who imprisoned and tortured him all those years, not against george w. bush and his political henchmen who tried to stain mccain's reputation back in 2000, but against a guy who fought against fear and rallied against wounds just like he did in the same army of america's long nightmare in vietna
why is john mccain so angry? 40 years after the vietnam p.o.w.s came home, the most famous of them is angrier than ever. why is america, why are we fighting the vietnam war all over again in the united states senate? the ticked off vitriol against chuck hagel, what is it about? is it for show? is it about something hagel said in the cloakroom? is it the unfairness of vietnam itself, that some went and some didn't? is it about johnson's inability to win that war or end it? what burns so deeply...
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fox business anchor john stossel. are you kidding me stossel? that means any unemployed person who goes in for job interview wit news corps or any corporation. they don't get the job could file a lawsuit in new york city. why would any corporation even give any unemployment person an interview? >> because they can sue you if you refuse to give them an interview. >> but, you don't have to basically that would be imhoble to prove. companies schedule interviews. they don't go out on the street. get the letter. >> all these people here. you interviewed. you are not icialt viewing the unemployed. that's evidence. >> this is a full employment program for lawyers. >> that's right. they like exportion. you should have more laws like this. >> bill: you sigh it the way i see it this is totally insane? >> so is the city council. they always. >> these people kind of live down in the village. los angeles city council is just as bad. we can give you free stuff. >> mayor bloomberg this is full employment for lawyers. lawsuits all over the place. impact. >> imp
fox business anchor john stossel. are you kidding me stossel? that means any unemployed person who goes in for job interview wit news corps or any corporation. they don't get the job could file a lawsuit in new york city. why would any corporation even give any unemployment person an interview? >> because they can sue you if you refuse to give them an interview. >> but, you don't have to basically that would be imhoble to prove. companies schedule interviews. they don't go out on...
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john gonzalez went looking for positions. he's joining us live from new orleans this morning. >> good morning. believe it or not, this morning the party is still going in the french quarter. we spent a lot of time this week talking to players and fans but who the streets of bourbon street say will win. part 49 errors. >> ♪ >> the ravens. >> along can you stay like this? >> forever. >> to the big winner? >> definitely the 49ers. >> ravens or forty-niners? >> forty-niners. >> ravens. >> ravens. >> go ravens. baltimore ravens. >> you can tell the future ravens or forty-niners? >> forty-niners. >> ravens. ♪ going to win the super bowl ♪ >> santa claus on bourbon street. i will say the forty-niners. >> ♪ [jazz music playing] ♪ >> santa claus says that he hopes ray lewis is not on is not the list -- his naughty list this christmas. ravens fans outnumbered the 49ers fans by about 4 to 1 in the french quarter. >> ravens fans willing to travel for our team. >> that is impressive. those are some good numbers from that study.
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congress to take these folks but i'm now at the same time as a republican that's the way to show them john mccain again i don't know if completely given up he isn't even true what do you want to know what you have here is what he was going to have to come up with that it is very clear that is what are going to be what do you want to do is in one closing guantanamo has always been a symbolic gesture by the president it's never been that serious it's something he wanted to do with symbolism to show that he's repairing the harks that the united states has caused the world but the truth is i think he's overstated the how much the united states has hurt the earth and also you know the reality is he just can't close i mean we've got a retired marine corps general. joseph hoar they wrote you know good moves morally and financially expensive symbol of detainee abuse will remain open while in the future congress are all too willing to undermine our deals in the names of fighting terror terrorism i mean these are military leaders saying this you know i think that vince is right that i mean let's be
congress to take these folks but i'm now at the same time as a republican that's the way to show them john mccain again i don't know if completely given up he isn't even true what do you want to know what you have here is what he was going to have to come up with that it is very clear that is what are going to be what do you want to do is in one closing guantanamo has always been a symbolic gesture by the president it's never been that serious it's something he wanted to do with symbolism to...
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she is expected to leave office as john kerry is confirmed. but her legacy in washington will be talked about for years. someone who has intervupd written about hillary clinton many times, especially during her years in the white house is biographer and historian carl anthony. he joins us from los angeles. hello, mr. anthony, how are you >> very well, thank you. >> what are the core values of mrs. clinton, first lady that continued to drive her as senator and then as secretary of state? >> well, i will tell you, they are very personal values and the kind of sort of internal lesson, if you will, principles values that she started out with as a young person and developed on her own. she has an enormous capacity for forgiveness, of course, very important in politics and especially global politics, alliances are shifting and she has the ability to see herself as both a symbol and recognize what people invest in her that might be unrealistic but never lose a sense of her own sense of being a human being, which means that you have limitations and fl
she is expected to leave office as john kerry is confirmed. but her legacy in washington will be talked about for years. someone who has intervupd written about hillary clinton many times, especially during her years in the white house is biographer and historian carl anthony. he joins us from los angeles. hello, mr. anthony, how are you >> very well, thank you. >> what are the core values of mrs. clinton, first lady that continued to drive her as senator and then as secretary of...
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she also led the prosecution against mob boss john gotti. she won the conviction that put him in prison for the rest of his life. several other prosecutors had tried to do that, but had failed to it. she did it. in 1996 she helped convict ramzi yousef for his attempt to assassinate the pope and blow up multiple planes in flight. he was the nephew of sheikh khalid mohammed. in 1991 she helped prosecute four-the men who helped orchestrate the embassy bombing in africa. president obama nominated mary jo white to be the what is essentially the top cop of wall street. >> as one former chairman said, mary jo does not intimidate easily, and that's important, because she has a big job ahead of her there is much more work to be done to complete the task of reforming watts to make sure american investors are better protected going forward. >> it's not the only thing you should know about her career given this nomination. it's also the matter of her decade as a defense attorney, not a prosecutor, but a defense attorney. when she left the prosecutor's o
she also led the prosecution against mob boss john gotti. she won the conviction that put him in prison for the rest of his life. several other prosecutors had tried to do that, but had failed to it. she did it. in 1996 she helped convict ramzi yousef for his attempt to assassinate the pope and blow up multiple planes in flight. he was the nephew of sheikh khalid mohammed. in 1991 she helped prosecute four-the men who helped orchestrate the embassy bombing in africa. president obama nominated...
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john kerry gets unanimous approval from his foreign relations committee in the senate. now it is up to the full senate for a final vote on the floor toda today. >> what a privilege to work with you and now to work with you in a different way. thank you. >> after 29 years in the senate who is his governor going to pick to temporarily replace kerry? did barney frank campaign too openly for that seat? >> is -- >> what does that mean? >> anybody but barney? >> no. >> this is a chance for you to make history. are you going to make history? >> well, i'm going to make an appointment of someone i'm confident will be a good steward and be interested in the people of the kwel for the four or five months until the people elect their permanent representative. >> the cabinet's last remaining republican is out as ray la hood said he is leaving transportation. hillary says good-bye. >> i don't feel i want to see peace in the middle east and prosperity for all people and i want to see women and girls given their rights and opportunities. >> and some australian radio hosts asked madam s
john kerry gets unanimous approval from his foreign relations committee in the senate. now it is up to the full senate for a final vote on the floor toda today. >> what a privilege to work with you and now to work with you in a different way. thank you. >> after 29 years in the senate who is his governor going to pick to temporarily replace kerry? did barney frank campaign too openly for that seat? >> is -- >> what does that mean? >> anybody but barney? >>...
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on saturday word leaked that speaker john boehner had called some of his own members hard heads. and on monday john mccain and marco rubio signed on to an immigration proposal that's not all enforcement. it includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the states. dana milbank is with me along with joan walsh of salon. joan, are you buying the demise of the tea party argument that dana has made? >> i would love to, but i think it's too soon. and dana says that himself. all of these data points are real. i guess the only one i would take issue with is the bobby jindal characterization. i think bobby jindal remains, i guess talks a good game but remains a conservative force and tea party force. because he's trying to do away with personal income taxes. and he wanted to eliminate hospice care for medicaid patients. so this perspective on spending that the tea party brought certainly hasn't gone away. anytime you've got 36 united states senators who voted down sandy relief a couple days ago, you know that something has fundamentally changed about the way th
on saturday word leaked that speaker john boehner had called some of his own members hard heads. and on monday john mccain and marco rubio signed on to an immigration proposal that's not all enforcement. it includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the states. dana milbank is with me along with joan walsh of salon. joan, are you buying the demise of the tea party argument that dana has made? >> i would love to, but i think it's too soon. and dana says that...
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john sherman! president mckinley's secretary of state was chairman of the foreign relations committee from 1886 to 1893. if kerry is confirmed, he'll be the first to hold both jobs in 115 years. how about that? got a taririvia question for us e-mail us at dailyrundown@msnbc.com. we'll be right back. the audacie your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your investment strategy. if you believe in the sheer brilliance of a simple explanation. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do: face time and think time make a difference. join us. [ male announcer ] at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. get coricidin hbp. the number one pharmacist recommended cold brand designed for people with high blood pressure. and the only one i use to relieve my cold symptoms without raising my blood pressure. coricidin hbp. >>> let's b
john sherman! president mckinley's secretary of state was chairman of the foreign relations committee from 1886 to 1893. if kerry is confirmed, he'll be the first to hold both jobs in 115 years. how about that? got a taririvia question for us e-mail us at dailyrundown@msnbc.com. we'll be right back. the audacie your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ woman ] if you have the nerve to believe that cookie cutters should be for cookies, not your...
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there is me, major garrett, john carl. standing side by side, the president is about to walk through that door and you're all trying to communicate literally three feet away from each other when are you blasting your broadcast voice out. >> you hear what they are saying, the voices in your head as well. >> it's terrible. i think it is -- having reported in some awful places, this is the hardest thing i have done, because you know that behind that door the president and his staff are listening to what you are saying, they are surely watching you, because they have asked me about things i have said shortly therefore, after, walks through the door. the biggest challenge in what we do, to keep your head about you when you are doing that. >>> a million breaking news developments throughout the day when are you covering the white house. when you think about it everything relates back to the white house. >> what about a favorite moment? did you have one from inauguration day. >> watching the first family. i loved it. i watched ma
there is me, major garrett, john carl. standing side by side, the president is about to walk through that door and you're all trying to communicate literally three feet away from each other when are you blasting your broadcast voice out. >> you hear what they are saying, the voices in your head as well. >> it's terrible. i think it is -- having reported in some awful places, this is the hardest thing i have done, because you know that behind that door the president and his staff are...
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. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let you weigh in on the scandal of the week. nobody said an inkjet had to be slow. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one series from brother. easy to use. it's the ultimate combination of speed, small size, and low-cost printing. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this co
. >>> john boehner says president obama is trying to annihilate the republican party. but up next, i'll explain why the gop is kind of doing a good job of it itself. and on that path, some republicans are trying to gerrymander it. some are saying we can't change the rules of the presidential election just because we lost one. meanwhile, threatening to filibuster, a deal was reached. others say it doesn't reform anything. >>> and crazy things happening in washington, we'll let...
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i am not john condon. i'm not a guy who believes we should have zero population. bring it on. let's head to .2 million people coming in every year but the thing about who is actually coming in. i think when you're looking at the way the conversation is going when you look at the fact that the high-skilled piece is not a prominent part of the gang of eight framework they agricultural is piece is a big part of grammar. let's be more skeptical. another thing to think about briefly and i will finish is delegation. the one thing we are talking about now is this idea that you should staple of visa to -- what about the foreign stem degree that is of high-quality? or what about the fact that you are saying that colleges and universities are delegating the authority to determine our immigration policy. what if i'm about to flunk out of my masters program and you have got to help me. how about a kick that? a little silly to think about the delegation of all these clichÉs we are pursuing are actually kind of silly and poorly examined. if we rush headlong into immigration reform think ab
i am not john condon. i'm not a guy who believes we should have zero population. bring it on. let's head to .2 million people coming in every year but the thing about who is actually coming in. i think when you're looking at the way the conversation is going when you look at the fact that the high-skilled piece is not a prominent part of the gang of eight framework they agricultural is piece is a big part of grammar. let's be more skeptical. another thing to think about briefly and i will...
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>> it comes from lbj who upon the assassination of john f. kennedy, when he is seated to the presidency and began getting reports about what is happening in central america, he was famously quoted as saying "my god, we're running a god damn murder incorporated down here." and indeed, they were. >> mumia, i know your line is one of the cut off in a minute. i was wondering what message do you have to people outside the bars right now? >> increasingly, that space has expanded because if you look inside the bars, you're looking at millions of men and women and juveniles -- as i noted before -- but even beyond that, i mean, how free are we today, those who claim to be non-prisoners? your computers are being read by others in government. your letters, your phone calls are being intercepted. we live now in a national security state where the united states is fast becoming one of the biggest open-air prison on earth. i mean, we can speak about freedom and the u.s. -- >> 60 seconds remaining. >> but have we exampled freedom? i think the answer should
>> it comes from lbj who upon the assassination of john f. kennedy, when he is seated to the presidency and began getting reports about what is happening in central america, he was famously quoted as saying "my god, we're running a god damn murder incorporated down here." and indeed, they were. >> mumia, i know your line is one of the cut off in a minute. i was wondering what message do you have to people outside the bars right now? >> increasingly, that space has...
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in terms of benghazi on libya, the united states government, and this includes john kerry and john mccain, helped the terrorist to overthrow the khaddafi regime. mr. khadafy had the terrorist groups under control until qatar and saudi 0 rupiah -- saudi arabia decided to arm troubles and terrorists -- the rebels and terrorists. now we moved to syria. hillary clinton has been the mother of the terrace that are terrorizing syria now. -- terrorists that are terrorizing syria now. she made sure that they got training to blow up civilians in syria. she has been an utter failure. host: columbus, ga., on the democrats want -- georgia, on the democrats line. caller: i have lived a portion of my life abroad. i have learned to see my country, america, through the eyes of those who view us from the outside in, instead of the inside out. i am also a bureaucrat. i am retired bureaucrat. one of the things i learned as a child is that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. i also learned that my feelings, my emotions and not mean that i know. it just means that i feel, i think, and i believe. host: to
in terms of benghazi on libya, the united states government, and this includes john kerry and john mccain, helped the terrorist to overthrow the khaddafi regime. mr. khadafy had the terrorist groups under control until qatar and saudi 0 rupiah -- saudi arabia decided to arm troubles and terrorists -- the rebels and terrorists. now we moved to syria. hillary clinton has been the mother of the terrace that are terrorizing syria now. -- terrorists that are terrorizing syria now. she made sure that...
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john kerry was sworn in as the 68th secretary of state. the 2004 presidential candidate was sworn in by elena kagan. kerry replaces hillary clinton as she retired. she logged nearly a million miles and leaves office with a 70 percent approval rating. stay with us. there's much more ahead on 11 news saturday morning. >> first here's a look at some events going on around town this weekend. r >> night life in new orleans can be wild and crazy. there's also another side to new orleans. it is something a lot of people have difficulty mastering. >> jackson square a feast for the senses. the sounds, colors and textures pull you in take you to another place. >> the arts are wonderful so much fun unique to the city. it's a great time. come down you really get to meet the artists see them working. it's fabulous. oo behind eep of these artists is a story for painter rick fox it's a story of rebirth. he chooses to make something beautiful from tattered debris left my devastating hurricane. >> this painting is a branch from the banks of the mississippi
john kerry was sworn in as the 68th secretary of state. the 2004 presidential candidate was sworn in by elena kagan. kerry replaces hillary clinton as she retired. she logged nearly a million miles and leaves office with a 70 percent approval rating. stay with us. there's much more ahead on 11 news saturday morning. >> first here's a look at some events going on around town this weekend. r >> night life in new orleans can be wild and crazy. there's also another side to new orleans....
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john kerry gave his farewell speech on the floor of the u.s. senate today. the veteran democrat is leaving, after 27 years, to become secretary of state. today, kerry looked back on his public career, starting with his service in vietnam and as a leading anti-war figure. in the senate, he focused on foreign policy, and was his party's nominee for president in 2004. >> eight years ago, i admit i had a slightly different plan to leave the senate. but 61 million americans voted they want me to stay with you. staying here, i learned about humility, and i learned sometimes the greatest lesson comes not from victory, but from dusting yourself off. >> holman: in boston today, the governor of massachusetts tapped william "mo" cowan-- a former aide to the governor-- as interim senator. cowan will become the second black member of this senate. cowan said he has no plans to run in the june special election to fill the remaining 18 months of kerry's term. donor countries pledged more than $1.5 billion today, in humanitarian aid for syria. about a billion of the total wi
john kerry gave his farewell speech on the floor of the u.s. senate today. the veteran democrat is leaving, after 27 years, to become secretary of state. today, kerry looked back on his public career, starting with his service in vietnam and as a leading anti-war figure. in the senate, he focused on foreign policy, and was his party's nominee for president in 2004. >> eight years ago, i admit i had a slightly different plan to leave the senate. but 61 million americans voted they want me...
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but he is not running for john kerry's senate seat. they put out a statement saying there are many personal republicans in massachusetts who could run for the seat. she just did not name any of them. so massachusetts republicans seemed very surprised that scott brown is not running and do not seem to have an idea on what to do next. watch this space. >>> one when -- when well fell and fully grown, the honey badgers stretch along the east indiana ocean and africa. despite being called badgers, they are technically mustalids, think timberwolves, think pole cat. they're all kin to the honey badger. now, when honey badgers kill something, they eat the whole carcass down to the last toe bone. they will raid beehives and eat toruses, they do what they want, no questions, no fear, they famously do not care. >> oh, it has a cobra, runs back wards, now watch this, it snakes up in the tree, it doesn't care, it just takes what it wants. >> last week on this show we compared the elected republicans of the great state of michigan to the honey badge
but he is not running for john kerry's senate seat. they put out a statement saying there are many personal republicans in massachusetts who could run for the seat. she just did not name any of them. so massachusetts republicans seemed very surprised that scott brown is not running and do not seem to have an idea on what to do next. watch this space. >>> one when -- when well fell and fully grown, the honey badgers stretch along the east indiana ocean and africa. despite being called...
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his confirmation process is expected to be somewhat contentious, more so than senator john kerry for secretary of state. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center. she has more on hagel's battle as he goes before the senate. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it will be a fiery hearing on the hilda. senator kerry breezed through his confirmation process. it won't be as easy for senator chuck hagel, mainly because of his past comments that are literally coming back to haunt him. the 66-year-old vietnam veteran says his views have been distorted but his critics, and there are lots of them, say it shows a deep misunderstanding of the issues, including israeli-u.s. relations. some comments have been seen as pro-palestine, even as a justification for terrorism. the senator has even been seen as anti-gay. but his colleagues, including republican senator john coryn from texas are not buying his apology. >> i realize senator hagel is now repudiating many of his past actions and statements, but we've seen this before, unfortunately. individuals approaching the confirmation
his confirmation process is expected to be somewhat contentious, more so than senator john kerry for secretary of state. delia goncalves is live in our satellite center. she has more on hagel's battle as he goes before the senate. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. it will be a fiery hearing on the hilda. senator kerry breezed through his confirmation process. it won't be as easy for senator chuck hagel, mainly because of his past comments that are literally coming back to...
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c-span: who is john weisman, what is his background? >> guest: he used to be working for tv guide before -- he had written several novels, and i like him very much personally, and i think he is a fantastic writer, and to be interested in the book. i think came out a very good book, in my opinion. c-span: did the two of you agree politically, was that necessary? >> guest: i don't think that it would be necessary. it was just a matter of putting my story in the book, as truthfully as possible and as accurate as possible, and i think he has done that. c-span: where were you born? >> guest: i was born in cuba. c-span: where? >> guest: i was born actually in havana, but i claimed my home town to be san despiritas, which i was just taken by -- i want to say by mistake, but i was taken to havana because i came in a position that needed a more specialized doctor, so i was born in havana, but i consider myself a spiritiano from san despiritas, where i was raised. c-span: you were born in 1941? >> guest: 1941. c-span: what were your parents like?
c-span: who is john weisman, what is his background? >> guest: he used to be working for tv guide before -- he had written several novels, and i like him very much personally, and i think he is a fantastic writer, and to be interested in the book. i think came out a very good book, in my opinion. c-span: did the two of you agree politically, was that necessary? >> guest: i don't think that it would be necessary. it was just a matter of putting my story in the book, as truthfully as...